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[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

I disagree. The coach has every right to find out the proper rule interpretation. If the official on the court can't provide it for him, then why shouldn't he look it up in the book? Afterall, the summer is the time for learning and that applies to coaches too.

BITS misspoke and knows it. All that an official in his situation has to do is say, "Yep, coach that right. It is shoulders. I mistakenly said hips, but what he did was still illegal." Then move on with the game. Turning this into a technical foul situation is clearly making a bigger deal out of it than warranted.

At the risk of you taking this personally I'll respond. Hopefully you'll decide not to slit your wrist.

I disagree, sort of.

The baseball umpires have a great tradition of dumping any coach who even looks at a rule book during a game.

The best we can do is ignore him, which is what BITS should have done.

"Hey ref, it sez in this here rule book..."

"Sorry coach, I don't debate the rules."

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

At the risk of you taking this personally I'll respond. Hopefully you'll decide not to slit your wrist.

I disagree, sort of.

The baseball umpires have a great tradition of dumping any coach who even looks at a rule book during a game.

The best we can do is ignore him, which is what BITS should have done.

"Hey ref, it sez in this here rule book..."

"Sorry coach, I don't debate the rules."

Well, Dan, it seems that some officials feel threatened by coaches consulting a rules book. Obviously, I'm not one of them.

I don't have a problem with your advice to ignore it, but I also don't have a problem with an official simply admitting that he was mistaken.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Well, Dan, it seems that some officials feel threatened by coaches consulting a rules book. Obviously, I'm not one of them.

It's not about being threatened. Some of us actually make decisions based on something other than fear. Maybe you're not one of them either.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

It's not about being threatened. Some of us actually make decisions based on something other than fear. Maybe you're not one of them either.

That's just an ignorant comment.

[Texas Aggie]

Dan: give it up. Nevada's a 100% right.

For one thing, this isn't baseball. We don't stop the game to even discuss plays with coaches. They have to call time out. In baseball, they come out and often aren't sent back immediately as they probably should be. Different sports.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

We don't stop the game to even discuss plays with coaches. They have to call time out.

What are you, a newbie? Coaches can't call time out. Where have I failed?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Where have I failed?

Wow. The most loaded question in the history of the board. A complete answer would make MTD's longest post look like one of Dan's "I don't give a ffff" posts.